Chapter Seventy-Two: A Lesson from Experience
Bai Ling had mixed feelings.
She suddenly felt a chill down her spine, if it weren't for Ai Songqing's arm grabbing her all the way back from the way back, maybe the corpse lying here at the moment...... There will be one more.
The girls, who had returned, were ordered to stay in the courtyard, and several leaned against the bodies and sobbed.
A companion who had been greeting each other this morning and going out together was out of breath in the evening...... It's too cruel for all the people who have just arrived at this place.
The girls were red-eyed.
The bustard, who had hurriedly shown herself in the morning, was sitting in the middle of the courtyard at this time. She crossed her legs, looked down at her nails, and from time to time stretched out her hand to look at it, just passing the time, waiting for the girls to arrive.
As night approached, she glanced at the crowd standing in the courtyard and looked at the nearby turtle paws, "Almost, right?" β
"Well, it's all right."
"Then let's get out of the way." The bustard's voice suddenly became louder, and the sobbing in the courtyard suddenly stopped.
Bai Ling suddenly heard a fierce and young female voice from the crowd, "...... How dare you do this to us! Do you know who you killed today!? β
Bai Ling stood on the periphery, and for a moment felt that the voice sounded familiar, but he couldn't see who was speaking.
She moved slightly, and through the gap between her shoulders, she saw the person who was talkingβit was Ai Qian.
Bustard Niang sneered. She stood up from her chair with her hands on her back, and didn't even glance at Ai Qian, but glanced around the girls standing nearby.
"Listen to it all," she said in a long voice, "you are all chicks that I spent money to get some money, and I never do loss-making business, old lady." Which family were you young ladies in the past, and what are the origins of your parents and brothers...... It has nothing to do with you! From now on, you are the people of this hundred flowersβ"
"Don't you think about it!" Ai Qian interrupted with a shriek.
Bai Ling couldn't help but cover his ears, Ai Qian's voice was high and sharp, stabbing people's ears painfully.
"Wait a little longer, when a few of my uncles will take care of everything to pick me up, I will make you pay for it with blood-"
"Hey, my little aunt," Bustard looked at her with a smile, "do you think someone has come back to pick you up?" It can really get people away, and the name will be in my hands on the first day I enter this tower! β
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Looking at the blood color on Ai Qian's face that suddenly dissipated, Bustard Niang was very satisfied, and her eyes turned to the girls nearby.
"I might as well make it clear to you that you will be dreaming in vain for the remaining months of the province. Today is the sixth day you have been here, but all the girls who can't leave in the first three days will end up here for the rest of their lives. β
"You...... You lied to people......"
The bustard bent down kindly, and said with a smile, "Mom, I've seen a lot here, is it true, you pinch the days yourself, and you'll know when the time comes." β
Ai Qian's body froze there.
Many froze there, tooβthe bustard's words meant that their last remaining hope was dashed.
The bustard mother paced slowly and leisurely in the yard.
She couldn't help but laugh when she looked at everyone's expressions, and sometimes, not speaking was even more effective than talking.
"For the first three months, you won't be in the meat business...... But when you look at your miserable face, do you want to be happy? Bah! The old lady is afraid of ruining the reputation of Baihuaya.
"Listen, give me a steady start during this time, don't make trouble, otherwise you'll ......," the bustard said, walked up to the corpse, and kicked lightly, "Your fate tomorrow will be the same as her." β
With that, she glanced at the nearby turtle paws, "Take it with you." β
So the tortoise's paws with the whip gathered together, and the eagle and the chickens dispersed the girls again into two teams, and drove them to the towers on the east and west sides.
That night, the atmosphere in the tower was back to the first night everyone had been hereβthe girls had once again lost all hope and wept lowly.
Bai Ling, in the northwest corner, closed her eyes and went to bed early, and in the haze, she felt someone sitting next to her.
"Boling ......"
The disturbance caused Bai Ling to open his eyes quickly.
When he saw clearly who the person in front of him was, Bai Ling breathed a sigh of relief slightly-Ai Songqing in front of him was holding his thin blanket, looking at him with a gentle expression of sorrow and fear.
Bai Ling held his forehead and slowly got up from the ground, "...... What's wrong? β
"Eh, you're ...... Going to sleep? β
"Hmm," Bai Ling rubbed his eyes, "yes." β
Ai Songqing couldn't help but be stunned - at this time, could Bai Ling still be able to sleep......
"What's the matter with me?" Bai Ling asked again.
"Also...... It's nothing, I'm just ......" Ai Songqing lowered his head, "I want to talk to someone." β
"Don't talk about it, I'm sure I'll have to work all day tomorrow." Bai Ling patted the little girl in front of her on the shoulder, "Hurry up and sleep." β
"But I'm ...... Can't sleep......"
Only then did Bai Ling realize that Ai Songqing's eyes were red, just like most of the girls in this room at the moment.
Thinking that it was the girl in front of her who unintentionally pulled herself in the afternoon, Bai Ling suppressed the sleepiness at the moment, pinched the bridge of his nose and calmed down.
"What do you want to talk about?" She leaned in, half a seat free, "Lie down and talk." β
The two folded the thin blankets on top of each other, and Ai Songqing put his hands under his head and looked sideways at Bai Ling, who was lying on his back.
"They...... They made an appointment to start tomorrow and went on a hunger strike. Ai Songqing looked at Bai Ling, "Do you want to be together?" β
Bai Ling smiled, her eyes were half open, and she said softly, "I have used this technique before. β
"Have you used it?" Ai Songqing's nails couldn't help but pinch the palms of his hands, "Have you achieved your goal?" β
"It's reached. But that's a premise...... It's the person you're fighting against who really cares about your safety. Bai Ling glanced sideways at Ai Songqing, "Do you think that old bustard, does she care if we are dead or alive?" β
ββ¦β¦β
Ai Songqing did not answer, and the answer to this question is obvious.
Of course, I understand what they mean...... It's better to be broken than to be humiliated in the future, it's better to die now, isn't it? β
Ai Songqing nodded.
Bai Ling said softly, "...... That's not in a hurry. If you want to die, when can't you die, when does that day really come, it's not too late to seek death, why suffer this in vain now? β
Bai Ling's eyes closed as he spoke.
Ai Songqing listened on the side, feeling that it made sense, but on the other hand, he couldn't help frowning slightly.
ββ¦β¦ So what should we do now, do you just do nothing and be obedient? β
"It's up to you to define this 'obedient'." Bai Ling said softly, "Have you heard the story of King Yue Goujian's lying down and tasting courage? β
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